| There are nutrients that your body needs. If your | | | | interact with each other. |
| body doesn't get the nutritional things that it | | | | Calcium is related to myofascial (muscle and |
| requires, you will have one type of disease or | | | | fascia) pain syndrome and that's the tie-in to |
| another. | | | | Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. If you are deficient in |
| Calcium, potassium, magnesium and iron are | | | | calcium, you will feel your symptoms more |
| major minerals that are required for muscle health | | | | acutely (sharply) than if you have enough calcium |
| and function. If you don't have enough, it | | | | in your tissues. |
| increases the irritability of myofascial trigger | | | | There lots of foods that have calcium other than |
| points. Trigger points are areas of soft tissue | | | | dairy. Dark leafy greens are one. They also have |
| (myofascial) or muscle that cause pain elsewhere. | | | | potassium just as bananas do. |
| The muscles in your neck and upper body can | | | | If you have a feeling that you may be not getting |
| harbor trigger points that "fire" into your hand and | | | | all of the nutrients you need, you are probably |
| wrist--your carpal tunnel. | | | | right! In that case, you may wish to take a very |
| Calcium is essential (necessary) to the muscles so | | | | good nutritional supplement which includes a |
| they can do their best job. Magnesium and | | | | WHOLE LOT of vitamins and minerals. |
| potassium are also essential because they interact | | | | If you eat a typical American diet, you most likely |
| with calcium and are related to muscle health and | | | | are NOT getting all of these essential minerals and |
| contraction. | | | | all of the vitamins you need. If your diet is high in |
| All of the parts of your body work together. So | | | | fat, highly refined foods, lots of sugar and table |
| do all the vitamins. So do all the minerals. | | | | salt, that will lead to potassium deficiency and to |
| If you take calcium, but don't have enough | | | | other deficiencies, too. |
| Vitamin D3 (the sunshine vitamin) you won't be | | | | So, without enough magnesium, potassium and |
| able to absorb the calcium. | | | | Vitamin D, your body won't be able to get all the |
| Without enough magnesium and potassium, | | | | calcium you need from your food or calcium |
| calcium won't absorb properly. | | | | supplement. And, if you have vitamin or mineral |
| There are many nutrients that we need to | | | | deficiencies, that can cause your carpal tunnel |
| function fully and well, and they act together and | | | | symptoms and will affect your ability to heal. |